❗ Joint statement delivered by a Russian representative during the General Debate on Agenda Item 3: Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development, 58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council:
📍 March 14, 2025, Geneva
🎙️ I have the honor to deliver this statement on behalf of a group of 41 countries.
🌟 This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Second World War. That war turned into the greatest tragedy for the peoples of Europe, Asia and the rest of the world. A threat to the very basic principles of civilization was averted at the cost of tremendous joint efforts and grave losses.
🇺🇳 This historic event lead to the creation of the United Nations as well as of the entire system of contemporary international relations. Those who fought against Nazism were able to overcome their differences for the sake of preserving humanity. The same cooperative spirit guided the elaboration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that had an enormous impact on shaping the current world order and contemporary international law.
🌐 The objectives set for the UN and the UDHR are still relevant. Among them are strengthening of an equitable world order based on the principles of humanism and mutually beneficial cooperation, effective maintenance of international peace and security, promotion and protection of human rights, as well as sustainable development in the political, socioeconomic, cultural and other spheres.
🕯️ The recognition of that Victory as a common and enduring value for the whole of mankind is essential for the consolidation of the international community to address dangerous modern challenges and threats. The memory of the Victory over Nazism, fascism and militarism is crucial for preventing attempts to revise the outcomes of the Second World War and the Judgements of the Nuremberg Tribunal and the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. It is also important in light of the principles and objectives of the UN, including countering human rights violations and crimes based on racial, national and ethnic origin and the spread of intolerance and related contemporary forms of discrimination.
❗️ Our common goal must be universal respect for human rights in order to stimulate the creation of a more equitable world order which would take into account the multipolarity of today’s world and traditional values of humanity.
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